“Music Everywhere!”

Posted on May 19, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Music Everywhere!”  

This week LiveWire welcomes back Councilman, Steve Cohn. He will be talking about Pops in the Park in East Sacramento and you’re invited to come to East Sacramento to watch several great local bands play. The summer series begins June 2nd at 6pm and runs Saturdays through the month of June. Bands include The Nibblers, The Chris Gardner Band, The Q-Balls, and Ivan Najera & Friends. Join us on the show to find out more details.
 
For more information about Pops In the Park log on to EastSacPopsInthePark.com
 
Also joining us this week are guests from the VITA Academy (Vocal & Instrumental Teaching Artists). Musicians, Liz Barton and Deborah Pittman will be sharing all the details about their special event, “Voices of the New World” which features the music of Dvorak, Copland, Moncay, Chen Yi, Thacker Burleigh, and DeMars. Musicians at the event include Deborah Pittman playing the Cedar Flute, Charles Spuill IV performing the Violin, and The Women of the Slavic Chorale. Pete Nowlen and Ryan Murray will be the featured conductors. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 26th at 7pm at the CSUS Music Recital Hall. Watch LiveWire to find out more and get a special pre-view performance by Deborah Pittman as she plays the cedar flute on LiveWire.
 
More details about the VITA Academy can be found at VITAAcademy.org
 
Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, May 23rd at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org and click ‘watch 17″ 
 
 

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Pacific Rim on LiveWire

Posted on May 4, 2012 in Live Wire
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This week LiveWire is happy to welcome back guests from The Pacific Rim Street Festival. The festival is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary ths year. Back in 1993 the festival was produced by Frank Fat, and is still one of the most popular festivals today. This year’s theme is “Spices”. It’s a flavorful trip through the diverse cultures that are from the Pacific Rim. The event happens on May 20th in Old Sacramento and The Downtown Plaza.

For more details about the festival log on to www.PacificRimStreetFest.com

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, May 9th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 to learn more about this wonderful event. You can watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org and click ‘watch 17.’

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“Performances, Performances, Performances!”

Posted on April 20, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Performances, Performances, Performances!”

Sacramento is full of talented and diverse people and you can see them display their talents at local venues around town. Two of these venues include The Wilkerson Theater and also The Sac Multi-Cultural Festival. Guests from these events will be appearing on LiveWire to tell you more.

The Wilkerson Theater at The R25 Complex will be premiering “The Meaning of It All” by Robert Lautz. This comedy which included an amazing cast of actors as they tell a story of love, intrigue, and alchemy. The show starts April 27th at The Wilkerson Theater at California Stage inside the R25 Complex in Midtown Sacramento.

For more information about the play you can log on to www.CalStage.org or call (916) 451-5822

Also on LiveWire we’ll have some very special guests from The Sac Multi-Cultural Festival. The festival includes entertainment from the many diverse cultures represented in our local community and celebrates our unity. One of the Organizers, Sheryl Rowe will be on the show to tell us all the details about the festival. There will be many performances from local groups including Swing Master’s Band, Sangeet Bharati, Mistura Brasileira and dances from Tonga, Tahiti, Philippines, and more! LiveWire also has the pleasure of being visited by some of the teens from The Rosemont High School Jazz Band who will play some tunes for us. The festival happens May 5th and 6th at William Land Park.

To learn more about the festival visit www.SacramentoMultiCulturalFestival.com

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, April 25th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online a www.AccessSacramento.org click ‘watch 17′

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“Springtime Fun!”

Posted on April 13, 2012 in Live Wire
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Rain is bringing April showers and soon we’ll have May flowers. The sunshine will be here soon and so will some awesome events, too! LiveWire welcomes back guests from Festival de la Familia and football players from the Sacramento Sirens.
 
Guests from Festival de la Familia will be on the show to tell us all about what this year’s festival has in store. The festival is a celebration of Latino culture. They’ll have Latin food, arts & crafts, art exhibits, music, dance and educational exhibits. We’ll also have an artist joining us on the show who will be sharing some artwork you will be able to see more of at the festival. The festival will be held at Cal Expo on Sunday, April 29th from 10am to 6pm.
 
For more details about Festival de la Familia log on to www.FestivaldelaFamilia.org
 
We’ll also be visited by some team players from the Sacramento Sirens. They’re kicking off their 2012 which starts April 21st when they play the Modesto Maniacs. Their first home game is at Notamas High School on April 28th. They’ll be playing against the Portland Shockwave. Join us to learn more about this dynamic women’s football team.
 
For information about the Sacramento Sirens visit www.SacramentoSirens.com
 
Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, April 18th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org click ‘watch 17′
 
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“Concert of Indian Classical”

Posted on April 6, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Concert of Indian Classical”

This very special episode of LiveWire features Pt. Binay Pathak & The Beats. They will be performing a full classical Indian Music concert on April 29th at the 24th Street Theater and they will be on the show to tell more about the event. They will also talk about their instruments and their inspirations. The concert, according to website is a fusion of Hindustani, Flamenco & Sardinian Music. Pandit Binay Pathak will be informing of us of all the details. Stay tuned to LiveWire for a special treat: we’ll have a mini-performance by the band!

For more details about the event log on to www.SohiniSangeet.org and www.AnkurInc.org

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, April 11th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online 5pm PST at www.AccessSacramento.org click ‘watch 17′ or watch the re-airing of the show on Thursday at 7:30pm.

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“Art and Texture”

Posted on April 2, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Art and Texture”

LiveWire is happy to share the art and vision of local Artist and Blogger, Amanda Cook. Over the last few years her art has been popping up in in galleries, flyers, and she was a featured artist in MidTown Monthly last summer. Her art uses various visual textures and prints to create a surreal landscape that is charming and clever. Her blog “The Best Summer Ever” chronicles local art, music, and documents her projects. She also documents some beautiful and unique art around mid-town.

For more information log on to BestSummerEverBlog.Blogspot.com
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** Just added! The Sac City Roller Derby Girls will be on the show this week to talk about their upcoming boot camp and other bouts.

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, April 4th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17or watch the simulcast online at Access Sacramento.org and click ‘watch 17′.

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Arden Playhouse & Bravo Bach!

Posted on March 23, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Arden Playhouse & Bravo Bach!”


This week LiveWire welcomes guests from The Arden Playhouse. They will be on the show talking about their theater and current and upcoming productions. We’ll find out out about what’s now playing at Arden Playhouse is “Soap Solution”, a soap opera inspired farce that’s a little risque and a lot of fun. We’ll also learn a bit about the upcoming comedy “Legends” by James Kirkwood about a theater production about theater and 2 actresses at odds.

For more information about the Arden Playhouse log on to ArdenPlayhouse.com

LiveWire is happy to welcome back guests from St. Mark’s presents Bravo Bach! This year’s 6 day, 6 concert series theme is “The music of the immortals- J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel” and includes performances by The Festival Orchestra. The event starts the weekend of April 20th- 22nd and the the following weekend of April 27-29th.

For more details on Bravo Bach! please visit www.StMarksUMC/BravoBach

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, March 28th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org and click ‘watch 17′

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Chronic Pain Affects More Americans than Diabetes

Posted on March 16, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Chronic Pain Affects More Americans than Diabetes”

LiveWire takes a bit more serious turn this week when we welcome guests involved in the Sacramento Chronic Pain Sufferers Initiative. We will be visited by guests who are working along with The American Foundation of Chronic Care and Assembly-member Jared Huffman. The guests will be on the show to talk about the bill AB369 and chronic pain conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Lupus, MS, and more. Guests include Cynthia Toussaint, a bill sponsor, who will speak about the bill and how it will help pain sufferers in California, Dr. Vinay Reddy, a local doctor working with pain sufferers here in Sacramento, and Henry Contreras, chronic pain patient and initiative supporter who will share his story and tell us how the bill can help others like him. Watch LiveWire to find out more about AB369 for Chronic Pain Sufferers.

For more information on this initiative please visit http://www.californiaprogressreport.com

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, March 21st at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org click ‘watch 17′

*factoid in title was furnished by representatives for the bill AB369.

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“Sacramento International Film Festival”

Posted on March 8, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Sacramento International Film Festival”



This week LiveWire is happy to welcome guests from the Sacramento International Film Festival. This half hour special will feature clips from several of the films that you’ll get to see at the festival as well as some inside info. Local Filmmakers will share what  it’s like to make a film and share some of their stories and tell you about their films. This festival is very divers and is much like “several mini-festivals inside a festival” including the The Cine Latino, Future Visionaries, Cine Soul, Environmental Visions, and more. The festival takes place in April at several venues around midtown and downtown Sacramento.

Check out their website at SacramentoFilmFestival.com

For details about the festival tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, March 14th at 5pm on Access Sacramento cable channel 17 or watch online at www.AccessSacramento.org click ‘watch 17′

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Posted on March 2, 2012 in Live Wire
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“Be Inspired!”

This week LiveWire welcomes guests from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Greater Sacramento (LLS). The local Executive Director, Robert Ojeda along with their 2012 “Man of the Year” Delbert Stapp. They be talking about their organization and their local events. They will also be accompanied by L&L survivor and the LLS Campaign Management Team, Gloria Torres, who will be sharing her personal story of survival and recovery.

For more information about The Lymphoma & Leukemia Society visit their website at www.LLS.org

We will also be joined by Margie Park-Landau, Co-Founder and Volunteer Coordinator for The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival. Margie and Co-Founder, Sid Heberger of The Historic Crest Theatre established the film festival in 1997 as way for Sacramentan’s to enjoy Jewish Films locally in a our own beautiful theatre. The film festival takes place on March 10th and 11th at The Crest Theatre in Downtown Sacramento. She will share details about the event and talk about the films. Saturday’s films include “Holy Land Hardball”, a real life look at baseball in Israel and “This is Sodom” a funny and slightly naughty tale. Sunday’s features include “Ahead of Time: The Ruth Gruber Story” about the inspirational photo-journalist and “Inside Hana’s Suitcase”, a true and deeply touching story.

To find out more about the festival log on to SacJFF.org or theCrest.com.

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, March 7th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17 or watch the simulcast online at www.AccessSacramento.org and click ‘watch 17′.

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